Nintendo’s recent upgrade to the DS was just a bump in the screen size but it seems they’re already working hard to deliver the next-gen DS that will be more powerful and faster than the current DS range. In an interview with Asahi, Satoru Iwata confirmed that they’re indeed working on a new powerful […]
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Nintendo trademarks Zii in Japan, Creative frowns
Nintendo has trademarked the word “Zii” in Japan. Don’t know what new it brings to the table but this bit of news won’t go well with Creative. The Singaporean-based company has its Zii line of products and also owns the copyright and trademark of the name (in US and presumably in other countries too). […]
Nintendo reportedly cutting down Wii production
Reducing Wii demand is evident by Nintendo recent sales figures but it seems the decreasing demand has hit harder to Ninty’s parts suppliers. Japanese business daily, Nikkei is reporting that Mitsumi Electric and Hosiden Corp. have forecasted a steep 50 percent fall in profits due to Nintendo cutting down on production to adjust the […]
Next-gen DS and PSP consoles to be more powerful
You’re not wrong if you think that the DSi LL (or DSi XL) and PSPgo were introduced just to buy some more time for a worthy successor. A report has emerged on Eurogamer that details on what could power the successor of these handheld consoles. The next-gen DS is expected sometime in late 2010 […]
Wii 2 rumored for Q3 2010 with Blu-ray drive
Previous rumors have hinted 2011 as the tentative release of the next-gen Wii but the latest report has something different to say. The report comes by way of Maxconsole who got it from an internal source working at Nintendo France. According to the source, the Wii 2 will be released Q3 2010 and interestingly […]
Nikkei: Nintendo planning new DSi with larger screen
Nintendo will release an updated DSi handheld gaming console in Japan by the end of this year. This report comes from a Japanese business daily, Nikkei who claims the new console will try to fight sluggish sales that is a result of products like Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch. The new feature in the […]
Rumor: Nintendo Wii to get a price cut
Recent monthly sales figures have shown Wii to be slowing down while its competitors’ offerings are gaining some ground, thanks to the competitive price cuts. Now a Toys R Us flier has surfaced claiming that Nintendo is ready to drop the price to an attractive $199. The price cut according to the flier, is […]
Sony disses DSi, says it’s for kids
We have heard some snarky comments from Sony when asked about the rumored next gen PSP, but this statement titled “Statement from Sony PlayStation on PSP and Competitive Landscape” was totally uncalled for. Nintendo DSi hit the US retail market yesterday and instead of acknowledging the competition Sony comes out lashing the console by […]
Nintendo bans WFC users – HBC users or cheaters?
Last week was a bit unusual for some Nintendo WFC users. They were barred by Nintendo for accessing the WFC and encountered an error: 20102. According to Nintendo, this error means “some type of unauthorized activity has occured in an online feature of a Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection game.” The users were quick enough albeit […]
Nikkei: Nintendo preparing DS with camera, music player
The biggest rumor to hit this weekend was Nikkei’s claim that Nintendo will reveal the latest avatar of the DS by the end of this year. The new DS is a result of the stiff competition faced by its compatriot PSP which is managing to sell more than DS in the last five months. […]